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T. H. HEARD. HORSBSHOE AND HORSESHOE BLANK.

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T. H. HEARD. HORSESHOB AND HORSBSHOE BLANK.

No. 320,471. Patent-ed June 23, 1885.}

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HODDER HEARD, OF SHEFFIELD, COUNTY OF YORK, ENGLAND..

HORSESHOE AND HORSESHOE BLANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,471, dated June 23, 1885.

Application filed November 1, 1883.

(N0 model.) Patented in England July 5, 1883, No. 3,337, and in Germany October 24, 1883,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS HODDER HEARD, a citizen of Great Britain, residing at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Process of the Manufacture and in the Construction of 'Horseshoes and Shoes for other Animals; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to manufacture improved shoes at less cost than those now ordinarily made.

In the manufacture of horseshoes the essential features of my invention consist, first, of

a bar of steel or iron, with one or more longitudinal ribs or proj ections for the calks or heels and toe-pieces, which are formed by rolling in a rolling-mill; secondly, in a horseshoeblank having the general form of a horseshoe. (it being cut out of said "bar,) and provided with projections for the heel-pieces and toepieces thereof; and, thirdly, in a horseshoe which is provided with two toe-pieces, substantially as hereinafter set forth.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

In Sheet 1, Figures 1 and 3 are plan views or top views of horseshoe-bars rolled (rolled in an ordinary iron or steel rollingmill) with ribs or projections; and Figs. 5, (5, and 7 are transverse sections of the said bars rolled according to my invention. Figs. 2 and 4 are plan views of blanks or partly-formed shoes as fiyed out, punched out, or cut out according to my invention. Figs. 1 and 2 show the plan I adopt in flying out or punching out blanks with the least possible amount of waste.

A, Fig. 2, is the horseshoe-blank as out out of the bar A, as shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 6, the dotted lines on the bar A, Fig. 1, showing the form of the blank out out. The front K is alternately at each side of the bar.

G is the rib or projection for the toe or toepiece, and G G are the projections for the heels or calks of the shoe.

H H are flanges, from which are cut the front projections, K.

Figs. 5 and 7 are sections of bars for shoes to be used in fine weather, and Fig. 6 is a section of a bar for shoes to be used in frosty weather. Figs. 3, 4, and 7 show a second bar adapted to have blanks cut therefrom, the blanks being indicated by dotted lines.

13', Fig. 4., is the blank as cut from the bar B, Figs. 3 and 7, and the dotted lines on the bar B, Fig. 3, show the form of the blanks. The front projections, K, of the shoes are out from the same side of the bar, so that only one flange, H, is required. G is the projections for the toe-piece, and G is the projection for the heel.

In Sheet 2, Fig. 8 is a plan View showing a third form of the horseshoe-blanks, and Figs. 9 and 10 are sections of specially-rolled bars for the purpose. In Fig. 8 the horseshoe-blank is shown by the full lines 0 G, and the method of cutting it out from the bar 0 is shown by the dotted lines. The blanks are cut with the front projection, K, alternately at each side of the bar, and the sides of the horseshoe-blank G are interlaced or interlocked, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 8, for the purpose of avoiding waste of the material, and for the purpose of constructing an improved form of shoe with double toe-pieces. Fig. 9 is a section of abar for shoes to be used in fine weather, and Fig. 10 is the section for shoes for frosty weather, each of these forms being provided with two toe-calks or toe-pieces.

Figs. 11, 12, and 13 show an ordinary horseshoe as manufactured from one of my speciallyrolled bars. Fig. 11 is a plan view of the under face of the shoe. Fig. 12 is a side view, and Fig. 13 is a back end view thereof. D is the shoe. G is the toe-piece. G G are the heels. K is the front projection.

Figs. 14, 15, and 16 are sections of bars from which shoes for carriage-horses, ridinghorses, and light and heavy horses are manufactured.

All the forms of bar shown have longitudinal ribs arranged parallel to one another, and near the opposite edges of the bar, respectively, so as to be in position to become calks or heel and toe pieces when the blanks are stamped or cut out. The blanks are stamped in the form of horseshoes, as shown, so that there is no need to bend them.

It is obvious that the improved rolled animal-shoe bar may have one or more projections or ribs for the calks or heels and toepieces, and that the said projections may be of any size or shape to suit the varying size of the shoe and the purpose for which the shoe is required.

The advantages of my invention are, that animal-shoes are produced at less cost; that the toe and heel pieces and body of the shoe form one solid and homogeneous Whole; that the body of the shoe can be and is made thinner, and there is less waste of material in wornout shoes; that the Weight of the shoes is reduced to a minimum; that the shoes are more durable than those of ordinary manufacture. I prefer to manufacture the improved bar for animal-shoes from Bessemer steel.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to make a horseshoeblank having calks or heel and toe pieces integral therewith; but such blanks have hitherto been straight bars, which of course require bending at the middle to take the horseshoe form. To such blanks I make no claim.

I am also aware that it is not broadly new to make metallic articles by rolling them into bars, stamping or cutting blanks therefrom in such manner as to economize material, and then finishing the blanks thus out out so as to form the perfected article.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent 1s 1. A rolled plate of metal having on its surface near each longitudinal edge parallel ribs or ridges to constitute material for toe and heel calks of horseshoes that may be cut therefrom.

2. A cut Wroughtmetal horseshoe blank having integral ribs or protuberances across the heel and toe portions of which to form the calks.

3. A cut wrought-metal horseshoe the body and calks of which are integral and homogeneous.

THOMAS HODDER HEARD.

Witnesses:

E. EDWARDS HEWETT, ERNEST A. HARRISON. 

